Teaching of creationism in US public school science classes has dropped over past 12 years

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The alphabet's a bear, isn't it?

You just can't find verses of Scripture written in the exact jots and tittles that'll satisfy you, can you?
All I need is a verse which states something along the lines of your claim. Is there a verse which says "Genesis was written in heaven"? I'm not looking for "God spoke some words", I'm looking for "God wrote the bible in heaven, then delivered it to Earth."

You made a claim which you can't support. Why is your latest defence pretending it's me who cannot find the required verses? I'm happy to admit I cannot find those verses - are you prepared to admit you can't find them either?
 
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I think he is saying that all of the events of the Bible were foreordained, so God knew about them before they happened, and in that way it was 'written', but again that gets into the issue of predestination vs. free will.
Nope. He's being very clear in his claim - the bible was written in heaven then delivered to Earth. It's something I've not heard before, and it appears he cannot support that claim.
 
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What is a Creationism exam like? I imagine it would be something like this:


Creationism Exam 1

Circle the correct answers from those provided. Answer all questions. You have one hour to complete this exam. Talking is not permitted.

START OF EXAM

Q1 Who created everything?

a) God
b) Charles Darwin
c) Richard Dawkins

(100 marks)

END OF EXAM
 
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What is a Creationism exam like? I imagine it would be something like this:


Creationism Exam 1

Circle the correct answers from those provided. Answer all questions. You have one hour to complete this exam. Talking is not permitted.

START OF EXAM

Q1 Who created everything?

a) God
b) Charles Darwin
c) Richard Dawkins

(100 marks)

END OF EXAM
You forgot
d. Stephen Hawking
 
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What is a Creationism exam like?
Like this:
Here's a test I made up:
  1. Explain the difference between creatio ex nihilo and creatio ex materia; and give two examples of each.
  2. Explain the difference between "God" and "LORD God".
  3. Eden in the Bible is known as __________ on a secular map.
  4. The triune Godhead is a violation of what scientific law?
  5. Put the following in order that they appeared in the universe: whales, stars, trees, sun, land, sea, outer space.
  6. What day was Adam created on?
  7. Was the universe created a closed system and, if not, what kind of energy did it run off of? if it was created open, what closed it?
  8. Describe terra aqua and what kind of water it consisted of and why.
  9. Photosynthesis required light from the sun prior to the Fall. true or false?
  10. Explain how a 24-hour day could transpire before the sun was created.
 
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It's a creationist exam that makes the exam in Post 184 look sad.

The thing is that if you ask a dozen creationists, you're liable to get a dozen different answers to some of those questions.
 
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The thing is that if you ask a dozen creationists, you're liable to get a dozen different answers to some of those questions.
Not if they took my class first.
 
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What makes you think your class would get priority over all of the other creationist ideas?
If they signed up for my class and took it, and I taught them, then tested them ... that would be an example of a creationist exam I would give.

One that would certainly make the exam in Post 184 look sad.
 
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If they signed up for my class and took it, and I taught them, then tested them ... that would be an example of a creationist exam I would give.

One that would certainly make the exam in Post 184 look sad.

But why would your class and exam get chosen over all of the other options? Just look at these forums, you'll see ideas like:

- The Earth is flat because God created it that way
- Noah's Ark came here from another planet
- The Earth is billions of years old but God created humans only 6000 years ago
- Ages of the Earth ranging anywhere in between those two numbers
- Dinosaurs never existed, Satan created their bones to fool people
- Dinosaurs existed but ate plants before the Fall
- Dinosaurs existed but died in the Flood
- Dinosaurs existed and were on the Ark but died later
- The Earth is inside a white hole which makes it simultaneously 6000 and 4.6 billion years old

And a thousand other notions.

You can't pretend that your particular ideas about creationism (i.e. Noah living in New Jersey, Adam and Even speaking Jacobean English, 'Embedded age', etc.) are in any way universal.
 
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But why would your class and exam get chosen over all of the other options?
Even if no one took my class and exam, it makes the exam in Post 184 look sad.

And for the record, why aren't you questioning That Guy 11200 as well?

Mine is much better than his, which in my opinion, was made in sarcasm.
 
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You can't pretend that your particular ideas about creationism (i.e. Noah living in New Jersey, Adam and Even speaking Jacobean English, 'Embedded age', etc.) are in any way universal.
What does Noah living in New Jersey have anything even remotely ... remotely ... to do with the Creation Week?
 
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